UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED September 30, 2007
Commission File Number 0-2525
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
     
Maryland   31-0724920
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)
41 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43287
Registrant’s telephone number (614) 480-8300
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. [x] Yes [ ] No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer [x]   Accelerated filer [ ]   Non-accelerated filer [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). [ ] Yes [x] No
There were 365,898,439 shares of Registrant’s common stock ($0.01 par value) outstanding on September 30, 2007.

 


 

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
INDEX
             
Part I. Financial Information        
 
           
  Financial Statements (Unaudited)        
 
           
 
  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2007, December 31, 2006, and September 30, 2006     59  
 
           
 
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006     60  
 
           
 
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006     61  
 
           
 
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006     62  
 
           
 
  Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements     63  
 
           
  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations     3  
 
           
  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk     80  
 
           
  Controls and Procedures     80  
 
           
  Controls and Procedures     80  
 
           
Part II. Other Information        
 
           
  Exhibits     81  
 
           
        82  
  EX-10.5
  EX-10.6
  EX-10.7
  EX-12.1
  EX-31.1
  EX-31.2
  EX-32.1
  EX-32.2

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Part 1. Financial Information
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
INTRODUCTION
     Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (we or our) is a multi-state diversified financial holding company organized under Maryland law in 1966 and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Through our subsidiaries, including our bank subsidiary, The Huntington National Bank (the Bank), organized in 1866, we provide full-service commercial and consumer banking services, mortgage banking services, automobile financing, equipment leasing, investment management, trust services, brokerage services, reinsurance of private mortgage insurance, reinsurance of credit life and disability insurance, and other insurance and financial products and services. Our banking offices are located in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Kentucky. Selected financial service activities are also conducted in other states including: Dealer Sales offices in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee; Private Financial and Capital Markets Group offices in Florida; and Mortgage Banking offices in Maryland and New Jersey. Sky Insurance offers retail and commercial insurance agency services, through offices in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Indiana. International banking services are available through the headquarters office in Columbus and a limited purpose office located in both the Cayman Islands and Hong Kong.
     The following discussion and analysis provides you with information we believe necessary for understanding our financial condition, changes in financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements, notes, and other information contained in this report. The Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) appearing in our 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K (2006 Form 10-K), as updated by the information contained in this report, should be read in conjunction with this discussion and analysis.
     Our discussion is divided into key segments:
    Introduction - Provides overview comments on important matters including risk factors, acquisitions, and other items. These are essential for understanding our performance and prospects.
 
    Discussion of Results of Operations - Reviews financial performance from a consolidated company perspective. It also includes a Significant Items Influencing Financial Performance Comparisons section that summarizes key issues helpful for understanding performance trends. Key consolidated balance sheet and income statement trends are also discussed in this section.
 
    Risk Management and Capital - Discusses credit, market, liquidity, and operational risks, including how these are managed, as well as performance trends. It also includes a discussion of liquidity policies, how we fund ourselves, and related performance. In addition, there is a discussion of guarantees and/or commitments made for items such as standby letters of credit and commitments to sell loans, and a discussion that reviews the adequacy of capital, including regulatory capital requirements.
 
    Lines of Business Discussion - Provides an overview of financial performance for each of our major lines of business and provides additional discussion of trends underlying consolidated financial performance.
Forward-Looking Statements
     This report, including MD&A, contains certain forward-looking statements, including certain plans, expectations, goals, and projections, and including statements about the benefits of the merger between Huntington and Sky Financial, which are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, and uncertainties.
     Actual results could differ materially from those contained or implied by such statements for a variety of factors including: the expected merger efficiencies and any revenue synergies from the merger may not be fully realized within the expected timeframes; disruption from the merger may make it more difficult to maintain relationships with clients, associates, or suppliers; changes in economic conditions; movements in interest rates; competitive pressures on product pricing and services; success and timing of other business strategies; the nature, extent, and timing of governmental actions and reforms; and extended disruption of vital infrastructure. Additional factors that could cause results to differ materially

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from those described above can be found in our 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K, and documents subsequently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
     All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. We assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements were made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events except as required by federal securities laws.
Risk Factors
     We, like other financial companies, are subject to a number of risks, many of which are outside of our direct control, though efforts are made to manage those risks while optimizing returns. Among the risks assumed are: (1) credit risk , which is the risk that loan and lease customers or other counter parties will be unable to perform their contractual obligations, (2) market risk , which is the risk that changes in market rates and prices will adversely affect our financial condition or results of operation, (3) liquidity risk , which is the risk that we, or the Bank, will have insufficient cash or access to cash to meet operating needs, and (4) operational risk , which is the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people and systems, or from external events . Refer to the ‘Risk Management and Capital’ section for additional information regarding risk factors. Additionally, more information on risk is set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” included in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, and subsequent filings with the SEC.
Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Significant Estimates
     Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to establish critical accounting policies and make accounting estimates, assumptions, and judgments that affect amounts recorded and reported in our financial statements. Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our 2006 Form 10-K as supplemented by this report lists significant accounting policies we use in the development and presentation of our financial statements. This discussion and analysis, the significant accounting policies, and other financial statement disclosures identify and address key variables and other qualitative and quantitative factors necessary for an understanding and evaluation of our company, financial position, results of operations, and cash flows.
     An accounting estimate requires assumptions about uncertain matters that could have a material effect on the financial statements if a different amount within a range of estimates were used or if estimates changed from period to period. Readers of this report should understand that estimates are made under facts and circumstances at a point in time, and changes in those facts and circumstances could produce actual results that differ from when those estimates were made.
Acquisition of Sky Financial
     The merger with Sky Financial Group Inc. (Sky Financial) was completed on July 1, 2007. At the time of acquisition, Sky Financial had assets of $16.8 billion, including $13.3 billion of loans, and total deposits of $12.9 billion. Sky Financial results were fully included in our consolidated results for the full 2007 third quarter, and will impact all quarters thereafter. Additionally, during the 2007 third quarter, Sky Bank and Sky Trust, National Association (“Sky Trust”), merged into the Bank and systems integration was completed. As a result, performance comparisons of 2007 third quarter and 2007 nine-month performance to prior periods are affected as Sky Financial results were not included in the prior periods. Comparisons of the 2007 third quarter and 2007 nine-month performance compared with prior periods are impacted as follows:
    Increased the absolute level of reported average balance sheet, revenue, expense, and the absolute level of certain credit quality results (e.g., amount of net charge-offs).
 
    Increased the absolute level of reported non-interest expense items because of costs incurred as part of merger integration activities, most notably employee retention bonuses, outside programming services related to systems conversions, occupancy expenses, and marketing expenses related to customer retention initiatives. These net merger costs were $32.3 million in the 2007 third quarter.
     Given the significant impact of the merger on reported 2007 results, we believe that an understanding of the impacts of the merger is necessary to understand better underlying performance trends. When comparing post-merger period results to premerger periods, we use the following terms when discussing financial performance:
    “Merger related” refers to amounts and percentage changes representing the impact attributable to the merger.

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    “Merger costs” represent non-interest expenses primarily associated with merger integration activities.
 
    “Non-merger related” refers to performance not attributable to the merger and include:
    “Merger efficiencies”, which represent non-interest expense reductions realized as a result of the merger.
     The following methodology has been implemented to estimate the approximate effect of the Sky Financial merger used to determine “merger-related” impacts.
Balance Sheet Items
For loans and leases, as well as total deposits, Sky Financial’s balances as of June 30, 2007, adjusted for purchase accounting adjustments, and transfers of loans to loans held-for-sale, are used in the comparison. To estimate the impact on 2007 third quarter average balances, it was assumed that the June 30, 2007 balances, as adjusted, remained constant throughout the 2007 third quarter and will remain constant in all subsequent periods.
Income Statement Items
For income statement line items, Sky Financial’s actual results for the first six months of 2007, adjusted for the impact of unusual items and purchase accounting adjustments, were determined. This six-month adjusted amount was divided by two to estimate a quarterly amount. This results in an approximate quarterly impact, as the methodology does not adjust for any unusual items, market related changes, or seasonal factors in Sky Financial’s 2007 six-month results. Nor does it consider any revenue or expense synergies realized since the merger date. This same estimated amount will also be used in all subsequent quarterly reporting periods. The one exception to this methodology of holding the estimated quarterly impact constant relates to the amortization of intangibles expense where the amount is known and is therefore used.
     Certain tables contained within our discussion and analysis provide detail of changes to reported results to quantify the estimated impact of the Sky Financial merger using this methodology.
DISCUSSION OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
     This section provides a review of financial performance from a consolidated perspective. It also includes a Significant Items Influencing Financial Performance Comparisons section that summarizes key issues important for a complete understanding of performance trends. Key consolidated balance sheet and income statement trends are discussed in this section. All earnings per share data are reported on a diluted basis. For additional insight on financial performance, please read this section in conjunction with the Lines of Business Discussion.
Summary
     We reported 2007 third quarter net income of $138.2 million and earnings per common share of $0.38. These results compared favorably to net income of $80.5 million and earnings per common share of $0.34 in the 2007 second quarter, but declined from net income of $157.4 million and earnings per common share of $0.65 in the third quarter of 2006. Our year-to-date net income was $314.4 million, or $1.12 per common share, down from net income of $373.5 million, or $1.56 per common share, in the comparable year-ago period. Additionally, comparisons with the prior year are impacted by the benefits for income taxes and balance sheet restructuring charges in the comparable year-ago period. Period-to-period comparisons are significantly impacted by the Sky Financial acquisition, which closed on July 1, 2007. The acquisition solidified our position in Ohio, greatly expanded our presence in the Indianapolis market, and established western Pennsylvania as a new market. Customer reaction has been very positive, and we continue to work to ensure that all of the growth opportunities afforded by the acquisition are realized.
     Expense control was a major highlight for the quarter. Although non-interest expense increased $140.9 million from the prior quarter, $161.3 million of the increase was merger related, either through merger related expenses or increased merger costs. Non-merger related expenses actually declined $20.4 million and represented most of the merger efficiencies that we targeted from the acquisition. We expect to achieve most of the remaining benefit next quarter. Our efficiency

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ratio, which has been a key focal point for us, is approaching our targeted range, and we expect to be within, or very near, that range, once we achieve the remaining targeted merger efficiencies.
     Fee income performance was mixed for the quarter. In addition to the increase in non-interest income that was merger related, non-merger related deposit service charges and other service charges showed very good growth, however, non-merger related trust services, mortgage banking, and brokerage and insurance income were down.
     Net interest income for the third quarter of 2007 increased $156.2 million from the prior quarter. The current quarter included three months of net interest income attributable to the acquisition of Sky Financial, which added $12.8 billion of loans, net of transfers to loans held-for-sale and purchase accounting adjustment, and $12.9 billion of deposits at July 1, 2007. During the current quarter, we saw good growth in non-merger related commercial loans and certain consumer loans, however, average automobile leases continued to shrink, as expected, due to low consumer demand and competitive pricing. Additionally, the lack of growth in non-merger related average home equity loans and average residential real estate loans continued to reflect the softness in the real estate markets. Growth in non-merger related average total deposits was also good during the quarter, driven by strong growth in interest-bearing demand deposits and money market accounts. Our net interest margin was 3.52%, consistent with expectations and up from 3.26% in the second quarter, primarily merger related.
     Consistent with expectations, overall credit quality was stable during the quarter. The allowance for loan and leases losses (ALLL) was 1.14% of total loans, down slightly from 1.15% at June 30, 2007. The ALLL coverage of nonperforming loans (NPLs) improved to 182% at September 30, 2007, from 145% at June 30, 2007, and declined from 189% at December 31, 2006. However, nonperforming assets (NPAs) increased $173.9 million from the prior quarter as we acquired $144.5 million of NPAs from Sky Financial. Additionally, we designated $16.3 million of impaired asset-backed securities as other NPAs. During the quarter, non-merger related NPLs and other-real-estate-owned (OREO) grew $13.0 million. Our outlook remains for NPLs to rise modestly in the 2007 fourth quarter, as there remains pressure on businesses and consumers in our markets.
     Market conditions remain difficult and we do not expect that to change in the near future. We anticipate that the economic environment will continue to be negatively impacted by weakness in residential real estate markets and negative impacts from the on-going challenges in the automotive manufacturing and supplier sector. We expect our greatest impacts to be in our eastern Michigan and northern Ohio markets.
Significant Items
     Certain components of the income statement are naturally subject to more volatility than others. As a result, readers of this report may view such items differently in their assessment of “underlying” or “core” earnings performance compared with their expectations and/or any implications resulting from them on their assessment of future performance trends.
     Therefore, we believe the disclosure of certain “Significant Items” in current and prior period results aids readers of this report in better understanding corporate performance so that they can ascertain for themselves what, if any, items they may wish to include or exclude from their analysis of performance, within the context of determining how that performance differed from their expectations, as well as how, if at all, to adjust their estimates of future performance accordingly.
     To this end, we have adopted a practice of listing as “Significant Items” in our external disclosure documents (including earnings press releases, investor presentations, Forms 10-Q and 10-K) individual and/or particularly volatile items that impact the current period results by $0.01 per share or more. Such “Significant Items” generally fall within one of two categories: timing differences and other items.
Timing Differences
     Part of our regular business activities are by their nature volatile, including capital markets income and sales of loans. While such items may generally be expected to occur within a full year reporting period, they may vary significantly from period to period. Such items are also typically a component of an income statement line item and not, therefore, readily discernable. By specifically disclosing such items, analysts/investors can better assess how, if at all, to adjust their estimates of future performance.

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Other Items
     From time to time an event or transaction might significantly impact revenues, expenses, or taxes in a particular reporting period that are judged to be unusual, short-term in nature, and/or materially outside typically expected performance. Examples would be (1) merger costs, including restructuring charges and asset valuation adjustments, as they typically impact expenses for only a few quarters during the period of transition; (2) changes in an accounting principle; (3) unusual tax assessments or refunds; (4) a large gain/loss on the sale of an asset; (5) outsized commercial loan net charge-offs; and other items deemed significant. By disclosing such items, analysts/investors can better assess how, if at all, to adjust their estimates of future performance.
Provision for Credit Losses
     While the provision for credit losses may vary significantly among periods, and often exceeds $0.01 per share, we typically exclude it from the list of significant items unless, in our view, there is a significant, specific credit (or multiple significant, specific credits) affecting comparability among periods. In determining whether any portion of the provision for credit losses should be included as a significant item, we consider, among other things, that the provision is a major income statement caption rather than a component of another caption and, therefore, the period-to-period variance can be readily determined.
Other Exclusions
     “Significant Items” for any particular period are not intended to be a complete list of items that may significantly impact future periods. A number of factors, including those described in Huntington’s 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K and other factors described from time to time in Huntington’s other filings with the SEC, could also significantly impact future periods.

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Table 1 — Selected Quarterly Income Statement Data (1), (7)
                                         
    2007     2006  
(in thousands, except per share amounts)   Third     Second     First     Fourth     Third  
     
Interest income
  $ 851,155     $ 542,461     $ 534,949     $ 544,841     $ 538,988  
Interest expense
    441,522       289,070       279,394       286,852       283,675  
     
Net interest income
    409,633       253,391       255,555       257,989       255,313  
Provision for credit losses
    42,007       60,133       29,406       15,744       14,162  
     
Net interest income after provision for credit losses
    367,626       193,258       226,149       242,245       241,151  
     
Service charges on deposit accounts
    78,107       50,017       44,793       48,548       48,718  
Trust services
    33,562       26,764       25,894       23,511       22,490  
Brokerage and insurance income
    28,806       17,199       16,082       14,600       14,697  
Other service charges and fees
    21,045       14,923       13,208       13,784       12,989  
Bank owned life insurance income
    14,847       10,904       10,851       10,804       12,125  
Mortgage banking income
    9,629       7,122       9,351       6,169       8,512  
Securities (losses) gains (2)
    (13,152 )     (5,139 )     104       (15,804 )     (57,332 )
Other income
    31,830       34,403       24,894       38,994       35,711  
     
Total non-interest income
    204,674       156,193       145,177       140,606       97,910  
     
Personnel costs
    202,148       135,191       134,639       137,944       133,823  
Outside data processing and other services
    40,600       25,701       21,814       20,695       18,664  
Net occupancy
    33,334       19,417       19,908       17,279       18,109  
Equipment
    23,290       17,157       18,219       18,151       17,249  
Marketing
    13,186       8,986       7,696       6,207       7,846  
Professional services
    11,273       8,101       6,482       8,958       6,438  
Telecommunications
    7,286       4,577       4,126       4,619       4,818  
Printing and supplies
    4,743       3,672       3,242       3,610       3,416  
Amortization of intangibles
    19,949       2,519       2,520       2,993       2,902  
Other expense
    29,754       19,334       23,426       47,334       29,165  
     
Total non-interest expense
    385,563       244,655       242,072       267,790       242,430  
     
Income before income taxes
    186,737       104,796       129,254       115,061       96,631  
Provision (benefit) for income taxes (3)
    48,535       24,275       33,528       27,346       (60,815 )
     
Net income
  $ 138,202     $ 80,521     $ 95,726     $ 87,715     $ 157,446  
     
Average common shares — diluted
    368,280       239,008       238,754       239,881       240,896  
 
                                       
Per common share
                                       
Net income — diluted
  $ 0.38     $ 0.34     $ 0.40     $ 0.37     $ 0.65  
Cash dividends declared
    0.265       0.265       0.265       0.250       0.250  
 
                                       
Return on average total assets
    1.02 %     0.92 %     1.11 %     0.98 %     1.75 %
Return on average total shareholders’ equity
    8.8       10.6       12.9       11.3       21.0  
Return on average tangible shareholder’s equity (4)
    20.9       13.6       16.5       14.5       27.1  
Net interest margin (5)
    3.52       3.26       3.36       3.28       3.22  
Efficiency ratio (6)
    57.7       57.8       59.2       63.3       57.8  
Effective tax rate (3)
    26.0       23.2       25.9       23.8       (62.9 )
 
                                       
Revenue — fully taxable equivalent (FTE)
                                       
Net interest income
  $ 409,633     $ 253,391     $ 255,555     $ 257,989     $ 255,313  
FTE adjustment
    5,712       4,127       4,047       4,115       4,090  
     
Net interest income (5)
    415,345       257,518       259,602       262,104       259,403  
Non-interest income
    204,674       156,193       145,177       140,606       97,910  
     
Total revenue (5)
  $ 620,019     $ 413,711     $ 404,779     $ 402,710     $ 357,313  
     
 
(1)   Comparisons for presented periods are impacted by a number of factors. Refer to the ‘Significant Items Influencing Financial Performance Comparisons’ for additional discussion regarding these key factors.
 
(2)   Includes $57.5 million of securities impairment losses for the 2006 third quarter.
 
(3)   The third quarter of 2006 includes $84.5 million benefit reflecting the resolution of a federal income tax audit of tax years 2002 and 2003, as well as the recognition of federal tax loss carry backs.
 
(4)   Net income less expense of amortization of intangibles (net of tax) for the period divided by average tangible common shareholders’ equity. Average tangible common shareholders’ equity equals average total common shareholders’ equity less average intangible assets and goodwill.
 
(5)   On a fully taxable equivalent (FTE) basis assuming a 35% tax rate.
 
(6)   Non-interest expense less amortization of intangibles divided by the sum of FTE net interest income and non-interest income excluding securities gains (losses).
 
(7)   On July 1, 2007, Huntington acquired Sky Financial Group, Inc. Accordingly, the balances presented include the impact of the acquisition from that date.

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Table 2 — Selected Year to Date Income Statement Data (1), (7)
                                 
    Nine Months Ended September 30,     Change  
(in thousands, except per share amounts)   2007     2006     Amount     Percent  
     
Interest income
  $ 1,928,565     $ 1,525,678     $ 402,887       26.4 %
Interest expense
    1,009,986       764,490       245,496       32.1  
     
Net interest income
    918,579       761,188       157,391       20.7  
Provision for credit losses
    131,546       49,447       82,099       N.M.  
     
Net interest income after provision for credit losses
    787,033       711,741       75,292       10.6  
     
Service charges on deposit accounts
    172,917       137,165       35,752       26.1  
Trust services
    86,220       66,444       19,776       29.8  
Brokerage and insurance income
    62,087       44,235       17,852       40.4  
Other service charges and fees
    49,176       37,570       11,606       30.9  
Bank owned life insurance income
    36,602       32,971       3,631       11.0  
Mortgage banking income
    26,102       35,322       (9,220 )     (26.1 )
Securities losses (2)
    (18,187 )     (57,387 )     39,200       (68.3 )
Other income
    91,127       124,143       (33,016 )     (26.6 )
     
Total non-interest income
    506,044       420,463       85,581       20.4  
     
Personnel costs
    471,978       403,284       68,694       17.0  
Outside data processing and other services
    88,115       58,084       30,031       51.7  
Net occupancy
    72,659       54,002       18,657       34.5  
Equipment
    58,666       51,761       6,905       13.3  
Marketing
    29,868       25,521       4,347       17.0  
Professional services
    25,856       18,095       7,761       42.9  
Telecommunications
    15,989       14,633       1,356       9.3  
Printing and supplies
    11,657       10,254       1,403       13.7  
Amortization of intangibles
    24,988       6,969       18,019       N.M.  
Other expense
    72,514       90,601       (18,087 )     (20.0 )
     
Total non-interest expense
    872,290       733,204       139,086       19.0  
     
Income before income taxes
    420,787       399,000       21,787       5.5  
Provision for income taxes (3)
    106,338       25,494       80,844       N.M.  
     
Net income
  $ 314,449     $ 373,506     $ (59,057 )     (15.8) %
     
 
                               
Average common shares — diluted
    282,014       239,933       42,081       17.5 %
 
                               
Per common share
                               
Net income per common share — diluted
  $ 1.12     $ 1.56     $ (0.44 )     (28.2) %
Cash dividends declared
    0.795       0.750       0.045       6.0  
 
                               
Return on average total assets
    1.02 %     1.43 %     (0.41 )     (28.7) %
Return on average total shareholders’ equity
    10.3       17.2       (6.9 )     (40.1 )
Return on average tangible shareholders’ equity (4)
    17.3       21.5       (4.2 )     (19.5 )
Net interest margin (5)
    3.40       3.29       0.11       3.3  
Efficiency ratio (6)
    58.2       58.1       0.1       0.2  
Effective tax rate (3)
    25.3       6.4       18.9       N.M.  
 
                               
Revenue — fully taxable equivalent (FTE)
                               
Net interest income
  $ 918,578     $ 761,188     $ 157,390       20.7 %
FTE adjustment (5)
    13,886       11,910       1,976       16.6  
     
Net interest income
    932,464       773,098       159,366       20.6  
Non-interest income
    506,046       420,463       85,583       20.4  
     
Total revenue
  $ 1,438,510     $ 1,193,561     $ 244,949       20.5 %
     
     
N.M., not a meaningful value.
 
(1)   Comparisons for presented periods are impacted by a number of factors. Refer to the ‘Significant Items Influencing Financial Performance Comparisons’ for additional discussion regarding these key factors.
 
(2)     Includes $57.5 million of securities impairment losses for the 2006 third quarter.
 
(3)     The third quarter of 2006 includes $84.5 million benefit reflecting the resolution of a federal income tax audit of tax years 2002 and 2003, as well as the recognition of federal tax loss carry backs.
 
(4)     Net income less expense of amortization of intangibles (net of tax) for the period divided by average tangible common shareholders’ equity. Average tangible common shareholders’ equity equals average total common shareholders’ equity less average intangible assets and goodwill.
 
(5)     On a fully taxable equivalent (FTE) basis assuming a 35% tax rate.
 
(6)   Non-interest expense less amortization of intangibles divided by the sum of FTE net interest income and non-interest income excluding securities gains/(losses).
 
(7)   On July 1, 2007, Huntington acquired Sky Financial Group, Inc. Accordingly, the balances presented include the impact of the acquisition from that date.

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Significant Items Influencing Financial Performance Comparisons
     Earnings comparisons from the beginning of 2006 through the third quarter of 2007 were impacted by a number of significant items summarized below.
  1.   Sky Financial Acquisition. The merger with Sky Financial was completed on July 1, 2007. At the time of acquisition, Sky Financial had assets of $16.8 billion, including $13.3 billion of loans, and total deposits of $12.9 billion. Sky Financial results are reflected in our consolidated results beginning July 1, 2007. The impacts of the affected quarterly and year-to-date reported results compared with premerger reporting periods are as follows:
    Increased the absolute level of reported average balance sheet, revenue, expense, and credit quality results (for example, net charge-offs).
 
    Increased reported non-interest expense items as a result of costs incurred as part of merger integration activities, most notably employee retention bonuses, outside programming services related to systems conversions, and marketing expenses related to customer retention initiatives. These net merger costs were $0.8 million in the 2007 first quarter, $7.6 million in the 2007 second quarter, and $32.3 million in the 2007 third quarter.
  2.   Balance Sheet Restructuring . In third and fourth quarters of 2006, we utilized the excess capital resulting from the third quarter’s significant reduction to federal tax expense (see Item 6 below) to restructure certain under-performing components of our balance sheet. Total securities losses as a result of these actions totaled $73.3 million. The refinancing of Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) funding and the sale of mortgage loans resulted in total charges of $4.4 million, resulting in total balance sheet restructuring costs of $77.7 million ($0.21 per common share). Our actions impacted 2006 third and fourth quarter results as follows:
    $57.3 million pretax ($0.16 per common share) negative impact in the 2006 third quarter from securities impairment. Subsequent to the end of the quarter, we initiated a review of our investment securities portfolio. The objective of this review was to reposition the portfolio to optimize performance in light of changing economic conditions and other factors. A total of $2.1 billion of securities, primarily consisting of U.S. Treasury, agency securities, and mortgage-backed securities, as well as certain other asset-backed securities, were identified as other-than-temporarily impaired as a result of this review.
 
    $20.2 million pretax ($13.1 million after tax or $0.05 per common share) negative impact in the 2006 fourth quarter related to costs associated with the completion of the balance sheet restructuring. This consisted of $9.0 million pretax of investment securities losses as well as $6.8 million of additional impairment on certain asset-backed securities not included in the restructuring recognized in the third quarter, and $4.4 million pretax of other balance sheet restructuring expenses, most notably FHLB funding refinancing costs.

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3.   Mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) and related hedging. Included in net market related losses are net losses or gains from our mortgage servicing rights and the related hedging. MSR fair values are very sensitive to movements in interest rates as expected future net servicing income depends on the projected outstanding principal balances of the underlying loans, which can be greatly reduced by prepayments. Prepayments usually increase when mortgage interest rates decline and decrease when mortgage interest rates rise. A hedging strategy is used to minimize the impact from MSR fair value changes. However, volatile changes in interest rates can diminish the effectiveness of these hedges. We typically report MSR fair value adjustments net of hedge-related trading activity. Net income included the following net impact of MSR hedging activity (reference Table 11) :
                                         
(in thousands)                                  
    Net     Non-                     Per  
    interest     interest     Pretax     Net     Common  
Period   income     income     income     income     Share  
1Q ‘07
  $     $ (2,018 )   $ (2,018 )   $ (1,312 )   $ (0.01 )
2Q ‘07
    248       (4,998 )     (4,750 )     (3,088 )     (0.01 )
3Q ‘07
    2,357       (6,002 )     (3,645 )     (2,369 )     (0.01 )